St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-26
THE DEADLY WAVES.
Further Reports From the Re.
cent Storm on the Lakes.

cent storm on the Lakes.
PORT HURON, Mich, Oct. 25.-The
steam barge Oswegatchie, of this city,
arrived down this morning. She left
Bay City Saturday night with the
barges Norris and Dolphin, loaded with
lumber, for Cleveland. In the gale of
Sunday night the tow line was broken
and the two barges lost. This morning,
shortly after the arrival of the Oswe-
gatchie, the schooner Breck sailed
in, having on board Capt. Sheehan and
five sailors of the barge Norris. Capt.
Sheehan states that the two barges
drifted around the lake several hours
after breaking away from the steam
barge, when the line holding the Norris
and Dolphin together parted. Several
sailors on the Norris declare that the
Dolphin, after parting from the Norris,
turned over and sank, taking the entire
crew with her. The Norris afterWard
Water-logged, and at o'clock last night
was just about to break in two when the
schooner Brock rescued the crew with
great risk. The Dolphin was COM
manded by Capt. &. Johnston. of East
Saginaw, and had a crew of six men, all
of the same place.
GOODRICH, Ont, Oct. 25.-Two wrecks
drifted ashore here to-day. One was the
scow Lady Elgin, of Sand Beach, and
the other lumber laden barge and sup
posed to be the Norris OF the Dolphin, as
inquiries as to the fate of these vessels
were sent out yesterday. The crews of
both vessels are thought to be lost. The
body of woman twenty-five years old,
supposed to have been swept from some
vessel during the gale of Oct. 4, was
found on the shore near here yesterday
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Alpena, Mich, says the captain of the
steamer Leland, which arrived in the
bay this morning, reports having seen a
large steamer ashore ten miles above
Presque Isle and blowing signals of dis
treSS. The bay is full of boats which
run III for shelter.
A special from Sheboygan, Mich,
says the steamer Empire, bound up,
struck White Shoals during the storm
and pounded heavily, breaking her rud-
der and causing her to leak badly. Her
tow Of four barges was cast adrift, but
all but one have been recovered. The
missing barge is supposed to have
weathered the gale all right. The Levi
ware, ashore in Hammond bay, and
will save what she can of the cargo and
flour.
MARQUETTE, Mich, Oct. 25.-The
life-saving crew boarded the schooner
Alva Bradley at 10 o'clock this morning
and succeeded in safely landing the en-
tire crew. They were not exposed on
the wrecked schooner. and, though the
weather was intensely cold, and the sea
very high, they are none the worse for
their disaster. Half the men went back
on the boat this afternoon, and the bal
ance arrived here on the noon train.
no hoc nf
age. A special from Bailey's Harbor,
Wis, says the schooner Pewaukee ran
ashore on Detroit island at o'clock
this morning. The vessel is out six
inches all around and is in an exposed
condition. The crew are all right.
COLLINGWOOD, Ont, Oct. 25.-The
steamer City of Owen Sound, of the
Coliingwood trans-company line, was
wrecked half mile east of Clapperton
Island lighthouse during heavy gale
Monday morning. The crew left the
steamer in life-boats and had a narrow
escape from being drowned. The
/ steamer Campana arrived here this
morning, having on board all the crew
Owen Sound was owned by Smith &
Keigley. of Toronto, and was valued at
$4,000. She was classed as A u.
CHICAGO, Oct. 25.-The tug-barge
Polynesia, the consort of the steamer
Raleigh, foundered in lake Michigan
fifteen miles off ShebOygan about 5
o'clock Monday morning. She went
down so suddenly that her crew, con-
sisting of eight men and a boy, barely
escaped with their lives. There was a
brisk gale from the northward at
the time and heavy sea
was running: The vessel suddenly
began to leak badly and it was found to
be useless to work the pumps. The
crew had just time to get into a boat and
shove clear of the sinking vessel before
she took a headlong lurch and went to
the bottom. The lost vessel was one of
the finest tow barges on the lake and
was valued at $4,000. She was owned
by Corrigan d Huntington, of Cleveland.